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Australia: Ausveg slams produce eco footprint study

A major Australian grower body has joined the fight against 'misguided' news reports that claimed bacon is more eco-friendly than lettuce.
December 23 , 2015

India: IG International's first mandarins to arrive in Russia this week

Tarun Arora discusses mandarin and grape export deals, as well as advances for Zespri kiwifruit and Chilean cherries in India.
December 23 , 2015

WTO strikes landmark deal to improve agricultural trade rules

Developed countries have agreed to stop agricultural export subsidies immediately, in what has been described as the WTO's most significant outcome for farming in its history.
December 22 , 2015

Canada: CPMA podcast tackles raft of produce sector issues

Fresh Fruit Portal joined leading North American produce media commentators on a special podcast put together by the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA).
December 22 , 2015

NZ-Korea FTA cuts kiwifruit import duties

With the New Zealand-South Korea FTA now in force, kiwifruit import tariffs have dropped while cherry duties have vanished altogether.
December 22 , 2015

Tariffs tumble for Aussie citrus shippers into China

With the official start of ChAFTA, the process has begun to eliminate import tariffs for Australian citrus in the Chinese market.
December 22 , 2015

Speculation mounts over possible ChemChina-Syngenta deal

Syngenta's shares have been rising after the China National Chemical Corp. reportedly raised its takeover offer for the Swiss agribusiness.
December 22 , 2015

First Aussie mangoes of season arrive in U.S.

After a small trial shipment was sent last season, large-scale volumes of Aussie mangoes are now hitting the U.S. market.
December 22 , 2015

U.S.: Sunkist gives organic citrus production a boost

Sunkist says the organic citrus category is growing at nearly three times that of the conventional segment.
December 22 , 2015

Chile eyes national cherry varieties

The Southern Hemisphere's largest cherry exporter hopes to soon reduce its dependence on varieties developed in other countries.
December 21 , 2015